FALC
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A New You.
From Mark Nepo's "Book of Awakening", he writes. " There is very little difference between burying and planting. For often, we need to put dead things to rest, so that new life can grow. And further, the thing put to… Continue reading
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Truth was the courage I clung to.
I would have a hard time remembering me being in the dark about abuse…of not even considering it or being drawn into conversations about victims of childhood sexual abuse. That me seems so far back there, like way way way… Continue reading
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A Journal to take Home
Last week when I sat by the Detective and asked him how things were going….he said, "I have two adolescent boys (who are talking to him about their sexual abuse) and I don't have nothing to give them….I am not sure… Continue reading
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Robot Will Implode
On the Extoots blog…http://extoots.blogspot.com was a comment that struck me "Even though I can't, as an "ex," speak on behalf of Laestadians, let me say that I am so sorry for the pain the church has caused our gay sisters… Continue reading
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Blessed this Activity.
While talking to my brother in the past few days, he made a comment that stuck with me… it was something like, "If parents knew that a school system had a dozen or more pedophiles within its walls, no one… Continue reading
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Loving Action Towards Family
I took a break from yoga this morning and instead sipped tea by the fireplace, listened to the birds outside, with a heat pack on my legs. Being part of Taking Back the Night panel, brought up old emotions… Continue reading
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The Sturdy Wall of Doing Nothing!
The first "Take Back the Night" event happened. The panel arrived and spoke…into a very sparse audience. However, the newspaper and TV reporters were there taking notes and filming…so the reach was further than the four walls. Each sharing… Continue reading
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The Part of Us That Never Dies.
I have experienced two different viewpoints of Jesus, one where Jesus died to save me and one as an example of being one with God. I no longer believe he died to prevent me from hell, that he will… Continue reading
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A spiritual experience for me.
"We often underestimate the power of giving voice, but it is real and sustaining. It is the basis of all song. It is why prisoners break into song. It is why the blues are sung, even when no one is… Continue reading
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Free will is outside of the Program.
"The structure of the human mind has been likened to a computer in that the mind's basic structure is akin to the hardware and its content to the software. The mind has limited control over the content of the programming;… Continue reading